Bish Encounters: Dia del Libro in Barcelona

Barcelona have this great day, akin to Valentines Day called Sant Jordi's Day and it was being celebrated when I visited. It's based around the patron saint of Catalonia, St Jordi and the legend that he slayed a dragon to save a princess. When the dragons blood hit the ground, a rose bush appeared and he picked a red rose for the princess.

Also called el Dia de la Rosa (Day of the Rose) or Dia del Libro (Book Day) where the tradition is for a man to give a woman a rose as a sign of his love and woman to give the man a book in return. This is such a great tradition! I want books next Valentines Day.

Heading back to Barcelona for the second time was very exciting. I didn't really see much first time around after ending up in hospital and spending my three days there quite unwell. This trip was much more successful and filled with evenings on the terrace drinking wine and eating cheese, eating all the tapas in town (that's right, ALL of them), wandering the city and visiting the amazing work of Gaudi.